Is Your Resume Losing You Interviews
In my profession I read resume after resume and most cause me to blush in embarrassment. The writers of these resumes are deaf, dumb, and blind as to what a resume is and how it really works. And unfortunately, they have no idea the harm these resumes are causing their job search. These candidates are missing the best interviews and the better job offers.
What Works and What Doesn't
or what we call an Amazing Resume - one that wins interviews and leads to better job offers; one that employers find amazing.In 19 years, that is how long I have been making my living writing resumes both on and off the Web, I learned far more than the secrets of writing Amazing Resumes; I learned the nuts and bolts of the job search, the best interview strategies, how to negotiate salary, and thousand other details. Over the years I have read countless books and have had more than my share of training, but I learned most of it from the ground up - by working with clients, people looking for better jobs. I worked with them face-to-face on a daily basis - I worked with people just like you. I got to see first hand what strategies work and what strategies are a waste of your time and money.
Does Learning From Someone Who Writes Resumes for a Living Make a Difference?"
In the final analysis, an effective resume is not about being clever or using some kind of trick or gimmick to get an interview (though there are a few "professional secrets" that, when applied in a proper and timely manner, can make a significant difference) First of all, its about creating great content that gets you more interviews and better job offers - about writing amazing content that SELLS you to an employer! Applying professional secrets of resume writers doesn't work if you lack content. When you get solid resume writing advice, you will hear a lot about content - In writing the Amazing Resume, content is king!
If you follow the advice of Jimmy Sweeney, creator of Amazing Resumes, you are going to learn from someone who actually writes resumes for a living . . . someone who makes his living actually helping people win job interviews.
"Does learning from someone who writes resumes for a living make a difference?"
Think of it this way . . . resume writing is a highly specialized part of the job search with a highly specialized skill set. There are employment experts who may have experience in many phases of the job search, such as,
- Career counseling
- Networking
- Interviewing
- Salary Negotiations
- Recruiting
- Working with recruiters
Because resume writing is so highly specialized many of these experts have little or no experience or expertise in writing resumes. They will often claim to know something about resumes and will give advice and even write books about resume writing. But the fact remains that they have never written a resume that has won an interview for someone else. Would you want to learn to write resumes from this person, or from someone like Jimmy Sweeney, who actually writes resumes for a living? Someone who has actually written thousands of resumes that helped win people interviews and job offers? It makes all the difference in the world.
Outstanding Books on Resumes and Cover Letters
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